Jose Macias, left, prepares to play as Robert Rodriguez, right, talks about starting the mariachi program at Patti Welder Middle School. Rodriguez started the after-school program, which acc

Jose Macias, left, prepares to play as Robert Rodriguez, right, talks about starting the mariachi program at Patti Welder Middle School. Rodriguez started the after-school program, which accepted anyone who wanted to learn to play mariachi music.